Useful Links

Favorites

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/
  • Real Spanish Real, Drama - Spanish for beginners
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  • http://www.learnspanishtoday.com/learning_module/guide_index.htm Free Spanish language learning guide.

• http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
  http://www.signingsavvy.com/ A website to learn American Sign Language.
• http://symbolcodes.tlt.psu.edu/bylanguage/spanish.html#winalt Typing Accent marks
• http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/courses/PRESENT1.HTM Irregular present tense verbs

• Garland library Mango languages free resource. Click on the Mango link and follow the directions
  • http://www.garlandlibrary.org/index.htm
    
    
• DUOLINGO
  • Spanish 1 https://www.duolingo.com/o/c2vx5fxc
    

    Duolingo Class Instructions.pdf
    

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  • Spanish 2 https://www.duolingo.com/o$o=Mike.robinson@besd.net&s=BE%20Spanish%202
  • Spanish 3 https://www.duolingo.com/o$o=Mike.robinson@besd.net&s=Spanish%203

• Spanish language & culture https://personal.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php
• Spanish Language and Culture / Most Common Spanish words http://www.vistawide.com/spanish/top_100_spanish_words.htm
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• Hazards of Google Translate! http://viewpure.com/7DvD4tuDZvg Don't depend on it too much!
• http://www.sparkenthusiasm.com/index.html

Música

• http://www.senorwooly.com/ Get access code from me.
  • Favorite songs and videos
• http://lyricstraining.com/

• https://estudiafeliz.com/category/actividades-con-canciones/

• http://bashoandfriends.com/videos/

• http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/
  • Blog which includes pop culture, current events, and other tibits related to Spanish speaking countries in Spanish written for those learning Spanish.

• http://www.brycehedstrom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SONGS_ALL_SPANISH_STUDENTS_NEED_TO_KNOW.pdf

Online verb conjugations:

• http://www.conjugation.org/
• http://www.elemadrid.com/spanish_verbs.htm
• http://www.lingolex.com/conjugatorform.htm
• http://www.verbix.com/languages/spanish.shtml

Extra Practice

• Conjuguemos
  • Practice vocabulary, verb conjugations, and other grammar concepts through a variety of games.
• Spanish Language and Culture
  • This site has so many grammar exercises that have been put into context.
• Study Stacks
  • Many vocab lists have been created on this website. Students can import vocab cards to a cell phone or play games and practice with the flash cards online.
• Spanish Language Exercises
  • This site has a number of self-check exercises for student practice.
• http://www.123teachme.com/
  • Learn Spanish free Online
• http://www.spaleon.com/index.php
  • Conjugation Practice

Podcasts

• Notes in Spanish
  • Conversations between a Spaniard (from Madrid) and an Englishman who has learned Spanish and is living in Madrid. There are podcasts for every level including the learner who has never heard a word of Spanish before. And they are a fun pair to listen to.
• Denison Podlangs
  • Various podcasts by native speakers.
• Spanish Pods
  • Podcasts for different levels.

Videos

• LangMedia
  • This website has short video clips of conversations on many different topics.
• Foreign Language Videos
  • This website has many different short video clips on a variety of topics for students of all levels.
• Cultural Interviews
  • Short responses to interview questions on a variety of topics. A transcript in Spanish and in English is available.
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/
  • BBC Spanish language learning activities
    
    

Latin Music USA PBS Videos

• http://video.pbs.org/video/1293753375/
  • Hour 1: Bridges
• http://video.pbs.org/video/1293757593/
  • Hour 2: The Salsa Revolution
• http://video.pbs.org/video/1300181659/
  • Hour 3: The Chicano Wave
• http://video.pbs.org/video/1300186085/
  • Hour 4: Divas & Superstars

Reading in Spanish

• Lecturas paso a paso
  • Readings for various levels with pre and post reading activities.
• International Children's Library
  • Here you will find many children's books in many different languages.

Textbooks

• Spanish Tech book http://spanishtechbook.weebly.com/
• http://www.studyspanish.com/
  http://www.bowdoin.edu/~eyepes/newgr/ats/
• http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=jck&wcsuffix=0001

References.

• Word Reference
  • Best online Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary I have found. I especially like the discussion boards to better understand how specific words and phrases are used.
• Spaleon
  • Conjugates any verb in all tenses.
• Study Spanish
  • Clear grammar explanations, vocabulary lists, and pronunciation help.

Spanish Speaking Country Information

• CIA Factbook
  • Detailed and updated information about every country. This site is in English.
• Don Quijote
  • Cultural information about Spain in English.

Culture
Cinco de mayo http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/cinco-de-mayo/videos/ask-history-cinco-de-mayo
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/cinco-de-mayo/videos/cinco-de-mayo